A waterbuck is confronting a pack of wild dogs, and the situation has reached a stalemate. Who will win between the strong and tall water antelope and the numerical superiority of the wild dog herd?
Wild dogs roaming the grassland are pouring out, and they have found their prey with their extremely sensitive sense of smell and efficient reconnaissance operations. Dingoes are long-distance runners capable of running at speeds of 50-60 km/h for more than a few hours. Now they are rushing to an open area to catch a waterbuck.
But the water antelope is not simple, as the star animal of "land and water", it can break waves with a speed of 70 km / h on the water, and run on land at a speed of 75 km / h. However, the wild dog group seems to be determined to catch this water antelope, and still "chases and intercepts" the water antelope that is running wildly. So, in the face of the chasing wild dog herd, does the faster water antelope have a chance to escape?
The scientific name African wild dog, also known as the variegated wolf, is a predator with great characteristics of the African savannah. They are a separate genus of African wild dogs with extreme hatred of hyenas (hyenas are not dogs, but hyenas under the civet family and mongoose superfamily, which are closer to the cat family and mongoose relatives).
There were a lot of them at this time, about 20 of them. In fact, the hunted waterbuck is not the primary hunting target of the wild dog herd because it is huge and has a bad smell. But now there is a shortage of food in the dry season, and the wild dog herd has to "retreat" to catch this water antelope to fill its shriveled belly.
At this time, the water antelope was driven into a low grove, and the watery antelope that could not retreat stood up and chose to "fight with the tree". The wild dog was a little startled when he saw it, and may not have expected this to happen in advance. In fact, many predators are inspired by their hunting instincts to act when they encounter unsuspecting or panic fleeing animals.
Therefore, when people see wild dogs, lions and even brown bears in the wild, what they need is calm, look directly at each other as much as possible, and then slowly retreat, and must not run away, so that they are easy to be attacked by predators.
The waterbuck's choice at this time is very wise, it is sheltered by a tree trunk behind it, and the wild dog group can't sneak attack, so it can't show its "anus" trick. Wild dogs have a bite force of more than 400 kg and are very fond of sneaking around the vulnerable parts of the tail of their prey. Now the wild dog herd is forced to "justify" with the water antelope, and then the huge gap in body size is reflected: the water antelope is 177-235 cm long and weighs 150-250 kg.
The wild dog is 130-145 cm long and weighs only 17-36 kg, and the frontal combat waterbuck obviously has a greater advantage. The wild dog that hit the head did not dare to attack rashly, and began to lie on the grass to try to make the water antelope let down its guard. The situation also reached a stalemate for a while, and now it is up to the two sides to see who is more patient.
In the end, the waterbuck's seemingly helpless choice is actually the most correct decision, as long as the waterbuckle continues to maintain this posture and resist stubbornly against the bushes, there is still the possibility of finding a glimmer of life, good luck to it. #奇妙的动物第二期 #
